# Reddit Post Transcript API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/reddit/post-transcript)

> Returns the transcript for a Reddit video post or direct `v.redd.it` URL when Reddit exposes a VTT caption file. Includes raw WebVTT in `raw_vtt` plus a parsed plain-text transcript. When Reddit doesn't expose captions, `transcript` is `null` and `transcriptNotAvailable` is `true` — credits are only deducted when a transcript is returned.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/reddit/post/transcript` costs 10 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `url` | yes | Reddit post URL or direct v.redd.it video URL. |
| `language` | no | 2-letter language code. Defaults to `en`. |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/reddit/post/transcript?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fyouseeingthisshit%2Fcomments%2F1oiu9xm%2Ffootball_nostalgiasaints_punter_head_coach_cant%2F" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### How do I get a Reddit video's transcript?

Send GET /v1/reddit/post/transcript?url=<post-link> with your API key. SocialCrawl transcribes the video attached to that Reddit post and returns the spoken words as clean text, so you never run your own speech-to-text pipeline.

### What parameters does the transcript endpoint accept?

url is required and must point to a Reddit post that contains a video. The optional language parameter hints the spoken language for more accurate transcription; leave it off and the language is auto-detected.

### How much does a Reddit transcript cost?

Each call is 10 credits, the premium tier, because transcription is compute-heavy. If the post has no video or the transcript comes back empty, the 10 credits are refunded automatically, so you never pay for an empty result.

### What does the response contain?

You get SocialCrawl's standard envelope with the transcript text for the post's video. It is the same Transcript shape returned across platforms, so a Reddit transcript parses exactly like a TikTok or YouTube one in your code.

### Why use this instead of downloading and transcribing yourself?

You skip hosting a speech-to-text model, handling Reddit's video CDN, and stitching audio segments. One request with the post url returns the text, billed only when a transcript actually lands.

See the full Reddit API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/reddit

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I transcribe a Reddit video to text with one API call?
- Which API returns the transcript of a Reddit video post?